Presenting Japanese Buddhism to the West

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Japanese Buddhism was introduced to the West during the World's Parliament of Religions, in the 1893 Columbian Exposition. In describing and analysing this event, this text challenges the view of Orientalism as a one-way process by which Asian cultures are understood through Western ideas.

subjects: World's Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.),  Orientalism,  History,  Buddhism,  Missions,  World's Parliament of Religions. fast (OCoLC)fst01407324,  Buddhismus,  Orientalisme,  Parlament der Weltreligionen 1893 Chicago, Ill. gnd,  Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai,  Christendom,  Oriëntalisme,  Boeddhisme,  World's Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.).,  Nationalisme,  Chicago (Ill.),  Tentoonstellingen,  Meiji-restauratie,  Parlament der Weltreligionen (1893),  World Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.),  Histoire,  Bouddhisme,  Buddhism, japan,  World's Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88655559,  World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)